Soufriere weather in March

In March, Soufriere sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 26 mm of rain across 9 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Soufriere's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Soufriere's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
10th warmest
Overnight low
24°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
26 mm
9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:17 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
44%
4th clearest
Wind
23 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.36 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.8
out of 10

Soufriere is town in Saint Lucia.

Founded
1750

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical March day in Soufriere reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Soufriere

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

March sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Soufriere weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan27° / 24°3311.811.36.6
Feb27° / 24°218.211.57.0
Mar27° / 24°26911.96.8
Apr28° / 25°3610.312.36.2
May29° / 26°4311.612.65.5
Jun29° / 26°7215.312.84.8
Jul29° / 26°9820.312.74.5
Aug29° / 26°11921.712.54.2
Sep29° / 26°11719.412.14.2
Oct29° / 26°13621.211.74.2
Nov28° / 25°10718.811.44.8
Dec28° / 25°431311.26.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 24%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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57921
67921
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286931
296931
306832
316832

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Soufriere gets around 26 mm of rain over 9 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 29% and peaks near 33% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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229
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428
528
628
727
827
927
1027
1127
1227
1327
1427
1527
1627
1727
1827
1927
2028
2128
2229
2329
2430
2530
2631
2731
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3033
3133

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the muggy band about 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 94% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
187121
287121
387022
487022
587022
687022
786923
886923
986923
1086923
1186824
1286824
1376924
1476825
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1856728
1956530
2046531
2136532
2236334
2326335
2426137
2516138
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2715841
2815643
2915544
3015346
3115247

Wind in March

Winds average 23 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 22 km/h on the calmest days to 23 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
123breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:26 AM to 6:06 AM, and sunset from 6:09 PM to 6:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:266:09
211.76:266:09
311.76:256:09
411.76:246:09
511.86:246:09
611.86:236:10
711.86:236:10
811.86:226:10
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1111.86:206:10
1211.96:196:11
1311.96:196:11
1411.96:186:11
1511.96:176:11
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1711.96:166:11
1811.96:156:11
1911.96:156:11
2012.06:146:11
2112.06:136:11
2212.06:136:12
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2412.06:116:12
2512.06:106:12
2612.06:106:12
2712.06:096:12
2812.16:086:12
2912.16:086:12
3012.16:076:12
3112.16:066:12

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.36 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.95 kWh/m² to a high of 6.61 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.36 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
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66.2Intense
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96.3Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Soufriere

In seasonPeak

None of Soufriere's seasonal hazards are active in March. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Soufriere sits in the Atlantic hurricane belt; the season peaks August–October.

Soufriere's rainy season runs June–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

Soufriere sees seasonal dust haze (June–July), heaviest in June.

Atlantic hurricane
Rainy season
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Soufriere?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

March is a reasonable time to visit Soufriere for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Soufriere in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Soufriere sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear and a windbreaker. About 9 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near Soufriere in March

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in September at about 29°C and coldest in February near 27°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan27Warm
Feb27Warm
Mar27Warm
Apr27Warm
May28Warm
Jun28Warm
Jul28Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct29Tropical
Nov29Tropical
Dec28Warm

UV index in Soufriere in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 14 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Soufriere peaks around March 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 13 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 21UV 14Dec 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Soufriere in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Soufriere is worst in June — around 32 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.6× the cleanest month (January, 12 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJun 1831 µg/m³Jan 112 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb15Moderate
Mar14Moderate
Apr17Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun32Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug21Moderate
Sep15Moderate
Oct18Moderate
Nov14Moderate
Dec12Good
Location & terrain

Where is Soufriere?

Soufriere sits at 13.9°N, 61.1°W, 0 m above sea level, in Saint Lucia. The nearest listed city is Castries, 16 km away.

CastriesVieux FortGros Islet

Topography around Soufriere

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Soufriere.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Soufriere has large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 714 m around an average of 197 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 900 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,191 m.

The land around Soufriere is covered by trees (73%) and water (24%) within 3 km, water (54%) and trees (44%) within 16 km, and water (90%) within 80 km.

3 km
714 m
16 km
900 m
80 km
1,191 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Castries 16 km · Vieux Fort 19 km · Gros Islet 26 km · Kingstown 80 km · Ducos 80 km · Calliaqua 82 km · Fort-de-France 83 km · Le Lamentin 84 km

Saint Lucia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / B / G
240 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 51% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$14,746
2025
Homicide rate
39
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
29.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
Religion
Roman Catholic 62%Protestant 26%none 6%other Christian 3%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Soufriere (13.8562°, -61.0566°, elevation 0 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).